SDM sat down with David Smail, chief legal officer at ADT, to discuss what deceptive sales practices look like and how to prevent them.

SDM sat down with Brian Toolan, Everbridge’s director of government strategy, to discuss how the critical event management software is being implemented for the 2020 inauguration.

Jacqueline Brogan, central station manager at Alarm Detection Systems in Aurora, Ill., is The Monitoring Association’s 2020 Central Station Manager of the Year for her work in leading a team of more than 20 operators. She first joined the team in 2012 as an operator, then became a customer service representative in 2015. She returned to the central station in 2019 to take on her current position.

Vivint Smart Home Inc., Provo, Utah, has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989. 

The Security Industry Association (SIA) and ASIS International have released a joint statement on the events of Jan. 6, 2021, where a pro-Trump mob sieged the Capitol, leaving four dead.

The top SDM stories of 2020 show resilience, innovation and growth despite the challenges of this year.

SDM looked at predictions from Hanwha Techwin, Veego, EagleEye Networks, STANLEY Security and Pro-Vigil to see what next year will have in store for the security industry.

The Monitoring Association, with panelists representing the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) and the Medical Alert Monitoring Association (MAMA), held this webinar to discuss how the 3G sunset will impact businesses, customers and integrators, along with what professionals can do to help. 

The honorees of this competition receive recognition from industry leaders and media who use the CES Innovation Awards to identify outstanding products, upcoming trends and how companies are using technology to improve daily life.